God is My Salvation - Message 1 - Introduction to Isaiah - Isa. 1:1
Outline
I. The Man with Revelation – Isa. 1:1 A. Isaiah – Yahweh is Salvation 1. Son of Amoz (Amaziah’s brother, making Uzziah and Isaiah cousins) 2. Married “the Prophetess” 3. Two Sons a. Shear-Jashub – “a remnant shall return” b. Maher-shalal-hash-baz – “hastening to the spoil, hurrying to the prey” B. Quoted 65+ times in the NT; Mentioned by Name 21 times in the NT C. Wrote a Biography of Hezekiah – 2 Chron. 32:32 D. Ministered alongside Hosea and Micah E. Died under the Rule of Manasseh – Heb. 11:37
II. The Message Revealed (740-681 BC) A. The Vision, the Word – special revelation – 1:1; 2:1 B. Authorship? – the NT attributes quotes from all sections of the book as being written by Isaiah C. Eras Addressed 1. Isaiah’s time – ch. 1-39 2. Exile – ch. 40-55 3. Post-exile to End Times – ch. 56-66 D. A Ministry of “fruitless warnings” – 6:9-13 1. Empty ritualism 2. Idolatry 3. Judgment (Captivity) 4. Named Cyrus – 44:28; 45:1 5. Named Christ – 7:14; 9:6; 53 E. Themes 1. God, Our Salvation, does all things for His own sake 2. Everything is defined by its relation to God 3. A repentant remnant preserved by a Gracious God
III. The Men who Ruled A. Judah 1. Uzziah (Azariah) – prosperity, peace, power, but spiritual decline – 2 Kings 15:1-7 2. Jotham – Assyria emerges – 2 Kings 15:19, 34-37 3. Ahaz – Crisis #1 – 2 Kings 16:5, 7; Isa. 7:6; 2 Kings 16:10-16; 17:6, 24 4. Hezekiah – reformation, Crisis #2 – 2 Kings 19-20 B. Assyria 1. Tiglath-Pileser III 2. Shalmaneser V 3. Sargon II 4. Sennacherib
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Phillip was called to new life in Christ at age 9, called to preach at age 14, and ordained to the gospel ministry at age 20. He graduated from The Criswell College (Dallas, Texas) in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biblical Studies with a major in Evangelism. He...
